At my HBC meeting tonight, we had a trivia contest. The subject was hops. Myself and three others found ourselves in a tie to win the prize of 1 pound of El Dorado hops. I'm a fan, and recently did an awesome beer with them, so I freakin' wanted those hops.
The tiebreaker question was "What was the first India Pale Ale commercially brewed in the United States?"
I'm certain my answer was correct, but didn't raise a stink. I had donated the hops to begin with and they went to a newbie brewer, so mission accomplished. But I'd like to hear you guys' answers just to make myself feel better.